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Exeter City travel to take on Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 6 of the 34 games.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was back in November 2000, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Walsall | 4 - 0 | Exeter City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 26 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Exeter City | 1 - 3 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 25 Aug | Exeter City | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Exeter City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Grecians have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Exeter City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saddlers, as the Grecians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Exeter City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |